Designer Index
The Designer Index aggregates the Costume Institute collection into one record per designer or house, with object counts, public-domain availability, activity span, nationality and garment family mix, drawn from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API (CC0) and refreshed monthly. Every record links its museum context; designers are described by cataloged output, never ranked by quality.
| Designer / House | Nationality | Objects at the Met | Public-domain objects | Active span (years) | Primary family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hawes |
| 99 | 0 | 38 | evening |
| Perry Ellis Sportswear Inc. |
| 96 | 0 | 19 | daywear |
| House of Balmain |
| 88 | 0 | 67 | evening |
| Bonwit Teller & Co. |
| 87 | 0 | 83 | daywear |
| Traina-Norell |
| 86 | 0 | 19 | daywear |
| Brooks Brothers |
| 83 | 1 | 120 | accessories |
| Calvin Klein, Inc. |
| 83 | 0 | 40 | daywear |
| Serendipity 3 |
| 81 | 0 | 14 | daywear |
| Calvin Klein |
| 80 | 0 | 44 | daywear |
| Alexander McQueen |
| 78 | 0 | 21 | daywear |
| Oscar de la Renta |
| 77 | 0 | 53 | evening |
| Valentino |
| 77 | 0 | 56 | daywear |
| Bill Blass |
| 75 | 0 | 37 | daywear |
| Steven Arpad |
| 74 | 0 | 4 | footwear |
| Henri Bendel |
| 74 | 0 | 73 | daywear |
| Romeo Gigli |
| 73 | 0 | 18 | daywear |
| Hattie Carnegie, Inc. |
| 73 | 0 | 33 | accessories |
| André Courrèges |
| 72 | 0 | 28 | daywear |
| Maison Margiela |
| 72 | 0 | 29 | daywear |
| Carolyn Schnurer |
| 71 | 0 | 11 | daywear |
| Ralph Lauren |
| 69 | 0 | 46 | accessories |
| Hermès |
| 69 | 0 | 70 | accessories |
| Bill Blass Ltd. |
| 67 | 0 | 33 | daywear |
| Emilio Pucci |
| 67 | 0 | 22 | daywear |
| Gucci |
| 66 | 0 | 80 | daywear |
| Pierre Yantorny |
| 66 | 0 | 25 | footwear |
| Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche |
| 66 | 0 | 44 | daywear |
| Martin Margiela |
| 65 | 0 | 20 | daywear |
| Charles Frederick Worth |
| 65 | 64 | 43 | evening |
| Tess Sholom | — | 65 | 0 | 9 | jewelry |
| Salvatore Ferragamo |
| 64 | 0 | 52 | footwear |
| Fortuny |
| 63 | 0 | 50 | evening |
| Mariano Fortuny |
| 63 | 0 | 49 | evening |
| Pierre Balmain |
| 62 | 0 | 30 | daywear |
| Susan Bennis/Warren Edwards |
| 62 | 0 | 22 | footwear |
| Jean-Philippe Worth |
| 60 | 27 | 31 | evening |
| Todd Oldham |
| 60 | 0 | 23 | daywear |
| Vera Maxwell |
| 59 | 0 | 47 | daywear |
| House of Patou |
| 58 | 0 | 72 | evening |
| B. Altman & Co. |
| 58 | 5 | 280 | accessories |
| Emanuel Ungaro |
| 57 | 0 | 34 | daywear |
| Yohji Yamamoto |
| 57 | 0 | 38 | daywear |
| Pauline Trigère |
| 57 | 0 | 47 | daywear |
| Philip Sills & Co. |
| 57 | 0 | 24 | daywear |
| Caroline Reboux |
| 56 | 2 | 83 | accessories |
| Delman |
| 56 | 0 | 65 | footwear |
| Thierry Mugler |
| 54 | 0 | 26 | daywear |
| Mugler |
| 54 | 0 | 26 | daywear |
| Mr. David Evins | — | 53 | 0 | 30 | footwear |
| A. Sulka & Company |
| 53 | 0 | 94 | accessories |